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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 05, 2009
06:55 PM Post #6369047
| For those of you that saw the table when I finished it over in the thread "A Smashing Good Time", I decided to post the 'How I Made it" here, so as to discontinue hijacking Wuvies thread (who, BTW, was my inspiration for the table.. Thank you Wuvie).
Ok, I started with a $6 pressboard table from Walmart and sprayed in flat back paint. then, with metallic craft paint, sponged one color at a time.. this it when i began with the blue paint.
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 05, 2009
06:58 PM Post #6369067
| Table top with the blue and purple on... 
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 05, 2009
07:00 PM Post #6369083
| Table with all four colors sponged on 
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 05, 2009
07:03 PM Post #6369094
| I then took the broken pieces of the glass top and began gluing with Liquid nails..
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 05, 2009
07:05 PM Post #6369102
| here is the table with all the pieces glued, but not yet grouted. 
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 05, 2009
07:07 PM Post #6369117
| and here it is, all grouted and finished! 
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pinkpoodlegirl
Rock Hill, SC
(Zone 7b)
April 05, 2009
11:05 PM Post #6370167
| That turned out just fabulous!! Thanks for the step ny step. Nothing says it better than pictures! |
somersetsue
Portland, OR
(Zone 8b)
April 06, 2009
01:59 PM Post #6372939
| Beautiful Cue !!!! its just beautiful!!! I think you told us before, but how big is the table top??? is it going to be outside, or inside ??? |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 06, 2009
02:09 PM Post #6372975
| Thanks! it's goiing on the back covered patio. I think its about 2 ft diameter. hopefully, Ill find two chairs to paint to match and it will serve as a bistro set! |
moiramck
Bellingham, WA
(Zone 8a)
April 06, 2009
10:35 PM Post #6375539
| Hi, I'm a newbie her at DG. however I'm not new to mosaic. I strongly recommend that you seal the bottom of the pressboard thoroughly. I made the mistake once of not doing that on an outdoor piece and had it totally disintegrate after a couple of unexpected rainstorms. By the way the table is quite lovely! |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 06, 2009
10:40 PM Post #6375574
| Already taken care of ;)... but thanks for the advice |
Gourd
(Zone 4b)
April 06, 2009
11:09 PM Post #6375741
| What a beautiful table, great job.
A. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
April 07, 2009
11:35 AM Post #6377479
| Hi moira, welcome to DG----love your locale! Hope you'll post some of your projects! |
morrigan
Craryville, NY
April 07, 2009
03:32 PM Post #6378423
| INCREDIBLE! Just beautiful! |
burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
April 08, 2009
09:34 PM Post #6384458
| That turned out really nice. It will make a nice bistro set!!! |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 09, 2009
06:15 AM Post #6385545
| Thanks! I'm still on the hunt for the chairs. Been looking thru thift shops and garage sales with no luck yet, but I'll find them eventually! |
greyma
Mukwonago, WI
April 28, 2009
07:53 PM Post #6477011
| the table is really great!!! love the way you painted the wood to get the color!! |
tigerlily46514
Elkhart, IN
May 10, 2009
09:55 PM Post #6531830
| Beautiful! Nice job explaining exactly HOW achieved this!! KUDOS!! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
May 28, 2009
05:12 AM Post #6608209
| Your table is gorgeous. :) I got one of those same little wood tables and I am in the process of blatently copying you. hehe. Still working on a bowling ball too. :) |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 28, 2009
05:19 AM Post #6608217
| LOL, make sure you post pics when done!
I also have 4 bowling balls sitting in the garage, waiting to be done, just have to find the time.
I finally found two chairs to go with the table. I will take pics soon so everyone can see my new Bistro set...WOOT |
tonifafa
Brooklyn, NY
May 28, 2009
11:51 AM Post #6609335
| Hey there - love the effect of stained glass, mosaics and other cut glass arts. However, the price of tiles and the stained glass can be a bit prohibitive. Does anyone have any suggestions as to alternative "tiles" that I can use that won't be so expensive, but will still look great? Thank you! |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 28, 2009
02:56 PM Post #6610059
| I didnt use stained glas or tiles. I used a $6 table, a $6 piece of tempered glass and metallic paint. |
tonifafa
Brooklyn, NY
May 28, 2009
03:32 PM Post #6610199
| Who says beauty can't be economical? Great job - I'll have to look into that. Thanks for sharing! ...And fast, too - judging by your posts, from start to finish looked like a couple of hours. Cool! |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 28, 2009
03:48 PM Post #6610252
| well no...LOL, it actually took about 3 days, I just posted the pics all around the same time...LOL |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
May 28, 2009
07:07 PM Post #6611054
| Okay, question: Did you seal the painted top of the table before you glued the glass on, or after, or at all? I got marine-grade sealer to spray on the table, but I don't know if I should do it now or later. (the table is all painted now, and I want to make sure I do things in the right order.)
My bowling ball is almost covered with glass now- so exciting to see it coming together! :D |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 28, 2009
07:22 PM Post #6611102
| I did not seal the table after the paint. I went ahead and glued the glass pieces on with liquid nails. when dry, I grouted THEN sealed after 24 hours. (also went and bought another glass top to place over the mosaic just for a little protection, but thats not necessary.. just my OCD...LOL) |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
May 28, 2009
10:34 PM Post #6612031
| Excellent. Thank you for the quick reply! :) |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 03, 2009
01:20 AM Post #6634667
| Mine is getting there! It just needs grouting and sealing now. I think I'm going to get an additional glass top for mine, too.
Here's how it looks now:
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 03, 2009
05:06 AM Post #6634885
| looks great! good job so far, cant wait to see it when grouted! |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 03, 2009
06:52 PM Post #6638118
| WooHoo! It's done! (well, except for the sealer)
Thank you, cue_chik for the "how to"! And thank you WUVIE for starting this madness! ;D
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cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 03, 2009
08:06 PM Post #6638418
| hrmmm... that table looks strangely familiar! ROTFL.. its awesome! beautiful job! see, wasnt that easy??? |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 03, 2009
08:37 PM Post #6638567
| Thanks! hehehe. And yes indeed- it was super easy! I want to make bunches of them! :D |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 03, 2009
08:44 PM Post #6638615
| I want to do a whole patio table like that...LOL |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 04, 2009
01:03 AM Post #6639663
| That would be awesome! I've got a bunch of ideas rattling around in my head now... oh brother, where will I find the time for all of them?! LOL! |
kvanduzee
Jacksonville, FL
June 04, 2009
12:56 PM Post #6641440
| They both are very nice. Do I dare ask how you broke the glass. Sometimes you have to spell things out for me? :) |
cue_chik
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 04, 2009
03:59 PM Post #6642076
| LOL, well, at first i tried laying it flat on the ground (on a sheet) to break it, but that didnt work.. I must have hit it 20 times and nothing. Then my son suggested elevating one side of the glass top and then hitting it, so I did that by placing a flat rock from the garden under one edge of the glass, tapped it with the hammer and it finally broke. I made sure the glass was wrapped int he sheet tho, in case any went flying. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
June 04, 2009
04:31 PM Post #6642222
| I got my glass pre-broken. I called some local glass companies and found a guy willing to save me a big bucket of the broken tempered glass. He was a little leery at first, but when I told him what I wanted it for, he thought it was neat and agreed to help me out. :) |
curvesarein
September 14, 2009
02:04 AM Post #7061853
| I have an old singer sewing machine base I bought for practically nothing. I already did one project and posted on here. I want to paint the base shiny black and I bought these plates today. How do I go about smashing them, do I need nippers to take off the edge first. I want to do these with white tile and black grout, what do you think? Any suggestions welcome. The top will be 2 feet by 3 feet to go under a patio window. 
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Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
September 24, 2009
12:37 PM Post #7099616
| Oh I just love these tables.. Hmm do you think a windshild from a large truck would be enough glass to cover a table this size? Does this extra weight make the table top heavy?
OMG just read over the thread again.. And I see that Karen may be the blame for starting this??? lol ... Here we go again.. hee hee.. |
